The Federal Reserve said, "The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States."
Trump urged Americans to ease up with their shopping as people panic about not having enough food or household items while they are increasingly being asked to stay at home for extended periods of times.
All public schools in Westchester, Long Island and NYC will close this week in a major effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday.
Starbucks said it is taking increased procautions in its stores as more communities, and the federal government, call for increased levels of "social distancing" to guard against the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Financial Times reported Bridgewater's flagship fund is down about 20% for the year following the swift plummet from all-time highs into a bear market from stocks.
The factories that produce perfume and makeup for brands like Christian Dior and Givenchy will be making hand sanitizer starting on Monday in an effort to combat the coronavirus.
The Democrat-led house last week passed the second round of legislation, aimed at helping workers and individuals struggling to make it through the crisis.
Attorney General William Bar has ordered a review of Flynn's case by an outside prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Jeffrey Jensen.
Food purchase limits and increased hiring are grocers' latest response to a surge in grocery shopping and panic-buying as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rises in the U.S.
Delta and its pilots' union have reached an agreement on voluntary, reduced pay and other issues as the coronavirus prompts the airline to make deep cuts.
While listening to President Trump announce the European travel ban in his Oval Office address, my mind wandered back in time to the early G20 meetings of finance ministers and heads of government in 2009 when the United States and its European partners worked together to head off a global financial meltdown.